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nonaction. Wenzi, “Nine Guardings”

“Good fortune will come and the accusations will end. Therefore, remain clear and don't feel sorry for yourself. Lead a quiet and peaceful life with a happy heart and keep control through”

“Believe in yourself even if you don't know about it. You can do nothing to ensure good fortune. Believe in yourself even if good doesn't come right away. Disasters will occur, criticism will come, but even if you're exhausted, do not worry.”

220 | Good fortune will come Laozi said: Don't seek actions that could be blameworthy. Don't resent others who criticize you. Cultivate yourself enough to earn praiseworthy virtue instead of seeking praise for yourself. You can do nothing to stave off disaster.

201 | Perfecting the beauty in others The noble one perfects the beauty in others, and does not reinforce their faults. Inferior people do the opposite. Analects, “Yan Yuan”

Disaster reaches us by itself. Happiness reaches fullness by itself. Misfortune and good fortune emerge from the same gate, and benefit and harm are neighbors. For this not to happen to us is, in essence, impossible to separate. Consequently, it is wise to consider the door to disaster

Reputation is difficult to establish while toppling is easy. Ordinary people always act lightly to reduce harm and make their work easy and slight—to the point that they suffer misfortune.

An excessive heart makes others denigrate you as base and low. Once words leave your mouth, you can't stop them from reaching others. Once you act, nothing at hand will stop it from reaching far. Anything is difficult to finish, while failure is easy.

In summation, in the art of regulating the breath and nourishing the heart, nothing is more direct than ritual. Nothing is more important than having a teacher. Nothing is more spiritual than holding to one excellence. This is called the art of regulating the breath and nourishing the heart. Xunzi, “Cultivating Oneself

then force it away with teachers and friends. When one is neglectful or careless, then illuminate by thinking of calamity. When one is foolishly righteous or excessively honest, combine rites and music and think of what's right.